APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING WIFI SECURITY DATA IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM

摘要

An apparatus and method are described for connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) hub to a wireless network. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises establishing a secure communication channel between an Internet of Things (IoT) hub and an IoT service using a first secret, the secure communication channel being established through a client device; generating a second secret on the client device and transmitting the second secret to the IoT hub; encrypting a wireless key using the second secret on the client device to generate a first-encrypted key, the wireless key usable to establish a secure communication channel over a local wireless network; transmitting the first-encrypted key to the IoT service; encrypting the first-encrypted key at the IoT service using the first secret to generate a twice-encrypted key; transmitting the twice-encrypted key to the IoT hub over the secure communication channel; decrypting the twice-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key and decrypting the first-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the second secret to generate the wireless key; and using the wireless key to establish a secure wireless connection between the IoT hub and the local wireless network.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a secure communication channel between an Internet of Things (IoT) hub and an IoT service using a first secret, the secure communication channel being established through a client device; generating a second secret on the client device and transmitting the second secret to the IoT hub; encrypting a wireless key using the second secret on the client device to generate a first-encrypted key, the wireless key usable to establish a secure communication channel over a local wireless network; transmitting the first-encrypted key to the IoT service; encrypting the first-encrypted key at the IoT service using the first secret to generate a twice-encrypted key; transmitting the twice-encrypted key to the IoT hub over the secure communication channel; decrypting the twice-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key and decrypting the first-encrypted key at the IoT hub using the second secret to generate the wireless key; and using the wireless key to establish a secure wireless connection between the IoT hub and the local wireless network.